Tonya Bolden

Tonya Bolden has written a number of highly regarded books for both children and adults. Maritcha: A 19th Century American Girl won a Coretta Scott King Honor Award and a James Madison Book Award, among other accolades. Her other books include Emancipation Proclamation, which received four starred reviews, M.L.K., and Searching for Sarah Rector. She lives in New York City.

From the dust jacket of Beautiful Moon: A Child's Prayer